Street art · Barcelona

Monument a Margarita Xirgu

By Eudald Serra i Güell

See that bronze flame twisting skyward? It's honoring Margarita Xirgu, the legendary Catalan actress. Stand close and you'll catch her name etched right into the plaza stones beneath your feet.

Source: OpenStreetMap contributors, photo via Wikimedia Commons.

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